Cynthia, ready to jump to her death (0:05)
Cynthia's college friend Annie asks her daughter Chris, “Why are you so crabby today?”
Annie tells her mother Catherine, referring to her husband Aaron, “... very conflicted...” (0:06)
Annie's actress friend Elise tells Dr. Packman, "There are only three ages for women in Hollywood: Babe, District Attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy..." (0:08)
Annie tells Catherine, referring to Aaron, “We’re both seeing the same therapist... we’re working on my self-esteem.”
Catherine: “You don’t need self-esteem.”
”A woman your age has a better chance of being slaughtered by a psychopath.” (0:09)
Television reporter, “Cynthia Swan Griffin... made a suicide leap from her fashionable penthouse apartment.” (0:10)
Elise reads a newspaper headline: “EASTSIDE SUICIDE.” (0:11)
Memorial service for Cythia (0:11)
Elise tells the others, referring to Cythia, “She... always put herself last in order to bolster his ego, his drive...” (0:15)
Annie tells the others, “... I am seeing a very talented therapist.”
Elise asks Annie, “Lithium?” (0:19)
Annie in psychotherapy session with Dr. Rosen
Rosen: “Oh, Rambo.” (0:19)
Annie's friend Brenda asks her boss Duarto, “... who’s supposed to wear that, some anorexic teenager...?”
Brenda tells her ex-husband Morty’s fiancee Shelly, ”My, my, the bulimia certainly has paid off.” (0:22) Annie tells Catherine, referring to Aaron, “He’s worked through all his relationship phobias...” (0:27)
Annie tells Aaron, “It’s like we should get therapy gold stars.”
Annie tells Rosen, “You are my therapist.” (0:30)
Annie tells Elise and Brenda, “I just spent the last 25 years with the most self-absorbed, arrogant man on earth, who is getting married to my therapist who I paid to lecture me on self-esteem..”
Elise: “All we need is us -- three women who aren’t afraid to fight, to stand up for our dignity, for our self-esteem...” (0:35)
Annie: “While Brenda and I worked like crazy...” (0:46)
Annie tells Brenda and Elise, “I have a fear of everything.” (0:56)
Annie tells Brenda and Elise, “I’d rather go right up that building and just jump.” (0:59)
Poster on Brenda’s wall: “Van Gogh in Arles” (1:00)
Morty asks Shelly, “Are you crazy?” (1:04)
Brenda tells her son Jason, referring to Morty, “He’s a very good, very confused, man...”
Jason: ”I guess I was just a little bit freaked out...” (1:06)
Brenda tells Annie, referring to Elise, “She’s loaded.”
Elise: “I am not a drunk.”
Brenda asks Elise, “Are you crazy?”
Annie: ”You both have severe psychological problems...”
Brenda tells Elise she always wondered, ”How drunk do you think Cynthia was when she decided to do a jackknife onto park avenue?” (1:07)
Annie tells Elise and Brenda what went wrong: “Look, revenge and egos, and...”
Elise: “I’m sober...” (1:16)
Bill tells someone by telephone, “Yeah, Phoebe’s crazy about it.” (1:20)
Morty tells Brenda, “You’re out of your mind.” (1:22)
Annie tells a reporter, “We plan on offering counseling, family therapy, and of course, abuse intervention for all.” (1:30)
Brenda tells Jason, “You’ve gotta have something to tell your shrink.” (1:33)